Honestly, I think this kind of show should be more the model of what comicons should aspire to, rather than narrow-casting. The manga/anime crowd sure seems more open for growth in multiple directions than a majority of the comic-only crowds. If nothing else, it sure seemed to be more creator-centric, rather than focusing on WWF Wrestling stars and such. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158084#Comment_158084Sun, 24 May 2009 14:28:06 -0500warrenellisPost-London MCM Comics Expo Thinghttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158098#Comment_158098
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158098#Comment_158098Sun, 24 May 2009 15:04:12 -0500MarshallQuicksandTo @Everyone who watched the webcomics talk with Duffield, Ellerby and co, If you waited around long enough to hear/see someone asking something like "For those of you who don't rely on illustration for your income...." only to be suprised by the loudness of the microphone, that was me. @Steaming Badger, the guy who said "holy shit why did it take so long for me to notice that you're dressed as KK!?", that was me too.

@warrenellis - You should've heard the murmurs in the signing line as you took a break. "He's probably going for a smoke. Wait, he's taking his bag! OH SHIT HE'S LEAVING!". Thanks so much for turning up. The fact that you recognised me from here was just.... Fucking hell, it was a weird feeling. And cheers for putting up with me returning for a photo, and for getting me out of Scotland for a day.

@Paul Duffield - Thanks so much for the sketch!

This amused me, for some reason -

Webcomics panel -

I'll most definitely make the trip again. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158101#Comment_158101Sun, 24 May 2009 15:14:01 -0500sillypunkthe thing that struck me most from both years was the sheer amount of random crap to buy. i wish there were more writers/artists or stuff more relevant that just merch. but i guess that is how these things function a lot of the time. that being said, both years i've found stuff by people that I had never heard of before but enjoyed. (Swanzeus is SO very wrong in the head but hilarious).

it is always lovely to see how absolutely nice people are, patient and gracious when you ask them ridiculous questions or to do a sketch. @Paul Duffield, as before, you are a very lovely person! I hope you had fun being a fan :D ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158103#Comment_158103Sun, 24 May 2009 15:18:05 -0500warrenellis
@warrenellis - You should've heard the murmurs in the signing line as you took a break. "He's probably going for a smoke. Wait, he's taking his bag! OH SHIT HE'S LEAVING!".

I'd literally done cab-train-cab-convention-table, bang bang bang, skipping the whole "go to the hotel, check in and put your bag down" thing. I had to break after the first hour because I hadn't had a chance to eat yet.

They put the time down as 2pm because the travel sitch was so fucked. Luckily I got an excellent cabman in Romford, and was able to start signing before 1pm.

Someone could have told me that my shirt in that photo was so rucked up that I looked like a fucking walrus. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158105#Comment_158105Sun, 24 May 2009 15:18:55 -0500MarshallQuicksandWhat was weird was, I bought the Liquid City promo (which came in a little plastic pocket), and left it in my bags thinking I'd read it on the plane. I went through security, got on the flight, took it out to read, and within it was a smaller bag with two little mint green pills in it. I'm guessing it's a gimmick to do with the book, but fuck! If i'd been stopped at security, I would've been utterly buggered. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158106#Comment_158106Sun, 24 May 2009 15:20:45 -0500warrenellis
but fuck! If i'd been stopped at security, I would've been utterly buggered.

Anna P was saying the same thing last night.

Huge applause, by the way, to Anna Petterson and Emma Vieceli for organising so well. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158108#Comment_158108Sun, 24 May 2009 15:29:35 -0500MarshallQuicksand
Someone could have told me that my shirt in that photo was so rucked up that I looked like a fucking walrus.

Nobody knew whether or not you had your Tactical Defense Pen with you. With that mixed feeling of awe and terror in the air, we're not exactly going to approach you saying "you're shirt's fucked, mate.". It wasn't noticable, anyway.

WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158119#Comment_158119Sun, 24 May 2009 15:48:30 -0500Will EllwoodI'd be interested in hearing it since I didn't make it to MCM on Saturday. The cost of the train from the Midlands and the public transport issues scared me away.

Seeing as I'm leaving this lovely miserable fucking island today, I guess I'm bound for Baltimore Comic-Con in October to molest Brian Wood. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158227#Comment_158227Mon, 25 May 2009 03:41:57 -0500JonScrivensMuch like Thought Bubble in Leeds it didn't just focus on the big names, they made us little guys in webcomics and small press feel a little more welcome.

Despite the show seeming to be buried in cosplayers, the majority of them did seem eager to look at something other than the latest tokyopop book releases.

Keep in mind, I am comparing you to the man that gave me the Demolished Man at age five when I complained the grade school readers were boring.

This is further proof to me you are the Internet Jesus.

Wish I could have been there.

(edit: the perils of posting before bed...) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158277#Comment_158277Mon, 25 May 2009 07:31:07 -0500emsiePost-London MCM Comics Expo Thinghttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158287#Comment_158287
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158287#Comment_158287Mon, 25 May 2009 08:40:46 -0500FilmFanI picked through the books on sale and found two Transmet volumes and The Art of Paul Duffield (premium), which was wicked, after having got a ton of Ellis stuff signed by Uncle Warren.

Having done that, I was at a loss, so I wandered about a bit more, then sat outside, then went home for dinner - first con befuddlement methinks.

But Yay! Fun! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158288#Comment_158288Mon, 25 May 2009 08:44:23 -0500FilmFanPost-London MCM Comics Expo Thinghttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158290#Comment_158290
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158290#Comment_158290Mon, 25 May 2009 08:53:58 -0500UrbanAngelIt was also nice meeting other Whitechapelers.. Steaming Badger as my fellow KK! FilmFan as Jack! And I also met Reynolds (I think that was your online name?) Am just uploading photos and hope to post them soon. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158294#Comment_158294Mon, 25 May 2009 09:40:25 -0500FilmFanI'll take it as a compliment, but I don't think you mean me, unless I'm forgetting something - I didn't go as anyone! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158296#Comment_158296Mon, 25 May 2009 09:49:00 -0500davidthomasHats off to Anna & Emma for such a well planned event!Jamie McK your artwork has taken pride of place in my flat. I hope I managed to give you more compliments about Phonogram & Suburban Glamour than I did criticism about Cable.Warren you were an absolute gent first time I saw you at the signing. You were even more accommodating when I saw you later, after 5 hours of drinking. Many thanks.

I have some of the photos from the expo on the previous expo thread. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158307#Comment_158307Mon, 25 May 2009 10:46:54 -0500UrbanAngelPost-London MCM Comics Expo Thinghttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158308#Comment_158308
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158308#Comment_158308Mon, 25 May 2009 10:55:30 -0500UrbanAngelHere are a couple from the above album.

I agree wholeheartedly there - I ended up mates with about 7 people who i'd never met before this. Two of them were from Birmingham, and the fact that I met another four of them on the train meant I saved about 2 hours waiting in line, since they had some friends already there.

Heh, funnily enough the only aggression I encountered was when some people thought I tried to cut in line for Warren, when actually I'd just stopped to use my phone. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158391#Comment_158391Mon, 25 May 2009 16:28:10 -0500steaming badger
I was amazed that I managed to spend less at the expo than I did on my rail fare, I'm thanking the independent publishers and 30p comics for this. Dread to think how much the 2ft high stack of tokyopop manga cost I saw someone reading outside was...

I'm glad the outfit went down well, almost chickened out but realised it couldn't be as bad as the time I was dressed as Magenta on a train to a party (doesn't seem bad but pretty scary on your own). I had a slight sense of pride going about as a character that wasn't from some (no names mentioned) mainstream manga or anime.What was the turnout for the drinking afterwards? Sounded like my kind of thing, attempting to drink people under the table that is. Maybe next time?

@Urban Angel Thanks for putting up the photos! Your craftsmanship on the outfit was amazing, wish I'd paid attention in textiles all those years ago now. Also, do you know who the Jack person is in relation to Whitechapel? I'm quite puzzled.@Encephalo Ray I wasn't sure how many people in the signing queue were going to be familiar with FreakAngels at first so I'm glad someone got it!

I want to draw now but I really should be revising network topologies and database jargon instead. Bugger bugger. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158393#Comment_158393Mon, 25 May 2009 16:40:31 -0500Will EllwoodI believe that a 2ft pile of manga costs around about £175. Using a ruler, a copy of Scott Pilgrim and the assumption manga costs about £7. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158399#Comment_158399Mon, 25 May 2009 17:11:00 -0500Orpheus
Also, the costume still needed the right trousers. And a hair cut.

Im glad i did a bit of cosplaying. I bottled out at first, as people could see my nipples and the tattoo didnt come out as well. I got changed after lunch once urbanangel gave me a wave after spotting the tattoo.

Also, on reflection i think i should have bought my copy of Freakangels for signing. (I actually handed Warren the page he was in the leaflet to sign... deary me) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158401#Comment_158401Mon, 25 May 2009 17:16:25 -0500Will EllwoodI could do Spider Jerusalem from the first few pages of Transmetropolitan, but I don't think anyone would notice anything different about me. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158404#Comment_158404Mon, 25 May 2009 17:38:52 -0500Eddie Current
In other words, the kids are being madder than usual. Again.

@UrbanAngel

I'm actually way too plump to play Kirk.

Koko Finny. (RUNS-- straight into the arse eel spawning pit!) ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158466#Comment_158466Tue, 26 May 2009 02:27:31 -0500Dan KellyI had a very brief dive-in dive-out and wander as we had a thing the next day that needed organising.

I did however get my original page of Lazarus Churchyard signed by our erstwhile host. He seemed to like it.

The Expo freaked me out a bit. i've been going to Bristol for the last 5/6 years and this really brought home just how niche "comics" have become and how far away from "the kids" that niche lies. The number of costumes from Games/Films/Anime showed some real buy-in to the respective genres.

I did find the Free Hugs a bit creepy for some reason. Also the bearded men as Anime girls. But the less said about them the better.... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158471#Comment_158471Tue, 26 May 2009 03:00:06 -0500UrbanAngelPost-London MCM Comics Expo Thinghttp://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158475#Comment_158475
http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158475#Comment_158475Tue, 26 May 2009 04:03:57 -0500sillypunki think they wrote 'no hugs!' or some such in my copy of surburban glamour as well. :D

only met a few of the whitechapelers but had a good chat with urbanangel who was very nice :)the free hugs stuff has been there for years... through the day you see signs degrade to free fluggles or what ever the chuff all the way to please just touch me....! i'm not sure its safe to be there in the later part of the day though i've not been attacked by a flood of teens looking for a hug or fluggle or whatever the chuff. i think the scariest thing was the fact that last year there was a hell of alot of people with wooden paddles?! scary!

Is this an annual thing, or is it bi-annual, or is it just whenever the organisers think it might be fun to hold? ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158526#Comment_158526Tue, 26 May 2009 08:52:01 -0500Curiosity
warrenellis: Someone could have told me that my shirt in that photo was so rucked up that I looked like a fucking walrus.A male walrus possesses the largest penis of any land mammal, both relative to body size and in absolute terms. It is up to 63cm (25in) in length. ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158534#Comment_158534Tue, 26 May 2009 09:25:00 -0500Paul Sizer
Good night folks! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158547#Comment_158547Tue, 26 May 2009 10:17:34 -0500jimchud
@Encephalo Ray: its bi yearly

Does anyone know who the lady that ran the comic village was (i've completely forgot her name)? She randomly came up to me and started chatting then introduced me to a few people and further came up to me later to ask how i was and remembering who i was etc... very rare at an event of that size but she should be thanked....!she was awesome! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158573#Comment_158573Tue, 26 May 2009 11:26:33 -0500UrbanAngelJimchud - pls post a piccy so I know who you are! I met so many people that day that I'm having difficulties remembering online and offline names! ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158654#Comment_158654Tue, 26 May 2009 17:00:11 -0500Tony LeeMy favourite 'Free Hug' sign though was the young girl walking around with the 'FREE TIBET' sign. That made my day... ]]>
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http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=5928&Focus=158762#Comment_158762Wed, 27 May 2009 04:06:44 -0500emsie
The same guys are behind the Telford expos though, and recently salvaged Memorabilia too....though it's a different sort of show.